Less than two years ago, Alberta made international headlines for slashing child poverty in half. Even still, before COVID-19 changed our world, more than 315,000 Albertans lived below the poverty line, including 60,000 children.
Now, in the middle of a pandemic, we’re seeing alarming increases to unemployment, lowered incomes and increasing costs. Vibrant Communities Calgary in partnership with the Canadian Poverty Institute will be releasing official numbers later this fall but note that 230,000 people in Alberta were struggling just above the poverty line before COVID hit, many of whom have likely fallen below it, which means more Albertans living […]
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